“The teacher is of course an artist, but being an artist does not mean that he or she can make the profile, can shape the students. What the educator does in teaching is to make it possible for the students to become themselves.“

–Paulo Freire

Carrie Champlin-Sorensen

Highlander Charter School

Carrie Champlin-Sorensen is a 1st grade teacher at Highlander Charter School in Providence, RI, where she has been teaching for over five years. She moved from New York City to Rhode Island to attend Brown University for Master of Arts in Teaching, where she has found a welcoming community of innovators in education and technology. She believes in education as a platform for social change.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Designed and ran district-wide professional development

Supported district admin team in movement to blended & personalized learning